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Elaine Viets Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Elaine Viets in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 50 books / 8 series

American author Elaine Viets is best known for the Dead-End Job mystery series and the Josie Marcus, Mystery Shopper series. A winner of the Agatha Award for Best Short Story, her books have sold over one million copies. This page lists Elaine Viets’ books in order, including both chronological and series reading order.

Books by Elaine Viets in Publication Order

1988 Urban Affairs POoSSC / 1 Buy
1993 Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book POoNB / 1 Buy
1995 St. Louis POoNB / 2 Buy
1997 Backstab POoFVMB / 1 Buy
1997 How to Commit Monogamy POoNB / 3 Buy
1998 Rubout POoFVMB / 2 Buy
1999 The Pink Flamingo Murders POoFVMB / 3 Buy
2000 Doc in the Box POoFVMB / 4 Buy
2003 Red Meat POoSS / 1 Buy
2003 Shop Till You Drop POoDJMB / 1 Buy
2003 Sex and Bingo POoSS / 2 Buy
2003 Murder Between the Covers POoDJMB / 2 Buy
2004 Dying to Call You POoDJMB / 3 Buy
2004 Wedding Knife POoSS / 3 Buy
2005 Dying in Style POoJMMSB / 1 Buy
2005 Killer Blonde POoDJMB / 4 Buy
2005 Just Murdered POoDJMB / 5 Buy
2006 High Heels are Murder POoJMMSB / 2 Buy
2006 After the Fall POoSS / 4 Buy
2006 Murder Unleashed POoDJMB / 6 Buy
2007 Accessory to Murder POoJMMSB / 3 Buy
2007 Murder with Reservations POoDJMB / 7 Buy
2008 Murder with All the Trimmings POoJMMSB / 4 Buy
2008 Clubbed to Death POoDJMB / 8 Buy
2009 The Fashion Hound Murders POoJMMSB / 5 Buy
2009 Killer Cuts POoDJMB / 9 Buy
2010 An Uplifting Murder POoJMMSB / 6 Buy
2010 Half-Price Homicide POoDJMB / 10 Buy
2011 Death on a Platter POoJMMSB / 7 Buy
2011 Pumped for Murder POoDJMB / 11 Buy
2012 Murder is a Piece of Cake POoJMMSB / 8 Buy
2012 Final Sail POoDJMB / 12 Buy
2013 Fixing to Die POoJMMSB / 9 Buy
2013 Board Stiff POoDJMB / 13 Buy
2014 A Dog Gone Murder POoJMMSB / 10 Buy
2014 Catnapped! POoDJMB / 14 Buy
2015 Checked Out POoDJMB / 15 Buy
2016 Brain Storm POoDIARB / 1 Buy
2016 The Art of Murder POoDJMB / 16 Buy
2017 Fire and Ashes POoDIARB / 2 Buy
2018 Deal with the Devil POoSSC / 2 Buy
2018 Ice Blonde POoDIARB / 3 Buy
2020 A Star is Dead POoDIARB / 4 Buy
2020 Dog Eat Dog POoSS / 5 Buy
2021 Death Grip POoDIARB / 5 Buy
2021 Life Without Parole POoDIARB / 6 Buy
2022 Late for His Own Funeral POoDIARB / 7 Buy
2023 The Dead Of Night POoDIARB / 8 Buy
2024 A Scarlet Death POoDIARB / 9 Buy
2025 Sex and Death on the Beach POoFBMB / 1 Buy

Complete Elaine Viets Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Dead-End Job Mystery Reading Order 16 books / 2003-2016
01 Shop Till You Drop 2003 Buy
02 Murder Between the Covers 2003 Buy
03 Dying to Call You 2004 Buy
04 Killer Blonde 2005 Buy
05 Just Murdered 2005 Buy
06 Murder Unleashed 2006 Buy
07 Murder with Reservations 2007 Buy
08 Clubbed to Death 2008 Buy
09 Killer Cuts 2009 Buy
10 Half-Price Homicide 2010 Buy
11 Pumped for Murder 2011 Buy
12 Final Sail 2012 Buy
13 Board Stiff 2013 Buy
14 Catnapped! 2014 Buy
15 Checked Out 2015 Buy
16 The Art of Murder 2016 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 3 books / 1993-1997
01 Viets Guide to Sex, Travel and Anything Else That Will Sell This Book 1993 Buy
02 St. Louis 1995 Buy
03 How to Commit Monogamy 1997 Buy
01 Red Meat 2003 Buy
02 Sex and Bingo 2003 Buy
03 Wedding Knife 2004 Buy
04 After the Fall 2006 Buy
05 Dog Eat Dog 2020 Buy
01 Urban Affairs 1988 Buy
02 Deal with the Devil 2018 Buy
01 Sex and Death on the Beach 2025 Buy
01 Backstab 1997 Buy
02 Rubout 1998 Buy
03 The Pink Flamingo Murders 1999 Buy
04 Doc in the Box 2000 Buy
01 Brain Storm 2016 Buy
02 Fire and Ashes 2017 Buy
03 Ice Blonde 2018 Buy
04 A Star is Dead 2020 Buy
05 Death Grip 2021 Buy
06 Life Without Parole 2021 Buy
07 Late for His Own Funeral 2022 Buy
08 The Dead Of Night 2023 Buy
09 A Scarlet Death 2024 Buy
01 Dying in Style 2005 Buy
02 High Heels are Murder 2006 Buy
03 Accessory to Murder 2007 Buy
04 Murder with All the Trimmings 2008 Buy
05 The Fashion Hound Murders 2009 Buy
06 An Uplifting Murder 2010 Buy
07 Death on a Platter 2011 Buy
08 Murder is a Piece of Cake 2012 Buy
09 Fixing to Die 2013 Buy
10 A Dog Gone Murder 2014 Buy

Where to start with Elaine Viets

What is the best order to read Elaine Viets books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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